Motif
fatal gift or garment sent in jealousy
fatal_gift_or_garment_sent_in_jealousy
A motif of the Sacred Treasures and Power Objects family, within the sub-family Cursed and Fatal Objects. Every row below is a tagged passage; each rests on a quote in its source text.
1 occurrences
1 traditions
roman
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The Metamorphoses of Ovid, Books VIII-XV EXPLANATION. / BOOK THE NINTH. / EXPLANATION. / EXPLANATION.; lines 2575-2662 confidence: high
Deianira, jealous of Iole, sends a philtre or a tunic smeared inside with pitch-like material; it unintentionally causes Hercules’ death and is called the tunic of Nessus.
Deianira, jealous of Iole, sends Hercules a potion or inward-smeared tunic that unintentionally causes his death.
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